Population 443 (2014) | Elevation 860 m | |
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Samshvilde (Georgian: სამშვილდე) is a village in the Tetritsqaro Municipality, Kvemo Kartli, Georgia. It is located 4 km south of the town of Tetritsqaro and 2 km north of the ruins of the medieval town of Samshvilde. The village was founded by a group of Armenians in the early 19th century and named after the nearby historical locale.
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Map of Samshvilde, Georgia
The environs of the village, on the middle Khrami River, are a protected area as the Natural Monument of the Samshvilde Canyon.
Population
As of the 2014 national census, Samshvilde had the population of 443, mostly (98%) ethnic Armenians.
References
Samshvilde (village) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA